Santa brought this stand along with some lights for our 3 girls to have their own bedroom disco. I was VERY amazed how sturdy this stand ended up being. I had this HUGE fear that it would be wimpy and my girls (ages 7,8 & 10) would have it crashing on the ground within a month. BUT! It is really a great stand, albeit the ONLY light stand I have ever used. If it can survive Disco night in my girl's room then it has to be pretty tough.